Castellengo 2016 - Nebbiolo Coste della Sesia Doc

Castellengo 2015 is an elegant and structured red wine produced by the Centovigne winery in the heart of Piedmont. This Nebbiolo expresses the winemaking tradition of the Coste della Sesia area at its best, offering exceptional aromatic complexity and finesse.

Vineyards: Castellengo (Castle)
Soil: Marine sands, gravels, marls and kaolinic clay from alteration of Permian volcanites with loessic coverings
Grape varieties: 100% Nebbiolo
Density: 4,500 plants per hectare
Altitude: 250-300 metres above sea level
Harvest: Manual harvesting in small crates from the second/third decade of October
Vinification: Destemming and soft crushing, spontaneous fermentation with punching-down and maceration for 20/25 days.
Ageing: 36 months in 1,500-litre oak casks
Why choose it:

Tradition and Innovation: Combines traditional methods and modern techniques
Authenticity: Expresses the unique characteristics of the Coste della Sesia terroir
Artisanal Quality: Selected Nebbiolo grapes, processed with care
Castellengo 2015 Nebbiolo Coste della Sesia DOC celebrates Piedmontese wine excellence, ideal for special moments.

The Castle of Castellengo, situated on the Biella foothills below Monte Rosa, has for centuries been home to the production of fine wines that are produced in the surrounding vineyards on ancient lands of glacial marine origin, where Nebbiolo and Erbaluce have always been grown.

Magda and Alessandro Ciccioni reinterpret this tradition on a daily basis through the recovery, almost archaeological, of the ancient vineyards, reconstituting the historic property now called Centovigne because it consists of small vineyards distributed on the hills between the Castle of Castellengo and Mottalciata, in Upper Piedmont.

The eighteenth-century cellars enhance the use of cement tanks and large oak barrels for wine ageing, combining new knowledge and tradition in a combination of technology and history.

Our roots go back as far as 1682, the year in which the document with the list of how many presses, how many barrels and how many vats, were inside the Castellengo's crotes dates back to.

On 28th September 1748 the Cabreo, a judicial report on the feudal properties of Castellengo, was drawn up, in which the extent of the vineyards and the cultivation systems used were determined. In 1888 the summary prospectus of the Sella Company in Castellengo appears with the income and expenditure related to the sale of Castellengo.